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Arriving in Harare

Cathy picked me upat the Harare airport  and I gave her the most grateful hug imaginable.  Jan, the owner is not back from a trip to Kenya.  He is a soil scientist working for the UN. He travels extensively in sometimes dangerous areas to help set up projects that support growing crops.  Cathy is his partner at Bushbaby.

Riding was a little hairy.  Steering wheels are on the right. We drive on the left side of the road. The stop lights are out so every man/woman for himself/herself at an intersection.  On the country roads, pedestrians and school children scatter as the vehicle plows forward.  There are 2 designated lanes of traffic but someone wanting to pass might tailgate and eventually carve out a new lane down the middle.  There are potentially 4 lanes, one might be in the gutter.  Help.  Cathy is a good driver so I didn’t feel like crawling on the floor and hiding my head though a little quick on the passing.  I was happy that all the pedestrians had good karma.

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